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Witherell is state champ at 152 pounds

Rangely state qualifiers, back row from left: Travis Witherell, Devon Rose, Blake Wanstedt, Logan Osborne and Bo Armstrong. Front row from left: Cole Barlow, JC Chumacero, Chad Petersen, Keane Raley and Kindal Cushman. Not pictured Mike Dillon.RANGELY I For the first time since 1997, Rangely has a state wrestling champion.
And he did it in dramatic fashion.
Senior Travis Witherell recorded a takedown in overtime to win the individual title in the 152-pound weight class Saturday at the state wrestling championships in Denver.
“It was my life’s goal and I finally got it accomplished, and to get it my senior year,” said Witherell, who was a state runner-up as a sophomore…